Dawn Porter

Dawn Porter

DirectorProducerWriter 2009–2026 (17 year career)
6.9 avg rating

Biography

Dawn Porter is an American documentary filmmaker known for Trapped (2016), Gideon's Army (2013) and John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020) and founder of production company Trilogy Films.

Known For

Filmography

Crew (48)

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Movies (38)

Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story

Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story

2026

Director

When a Witness Recants

When a Witness Recants

2026

Director

When a Witness Recants

When a Witness Recants

2026

Producer

Edge of Daybreak

Edge of Daybreak

2025

Director

Edge of Daybreak

Edge of Daybreak

2025

Producer

Luther: Never Too Much

Luther: Never Too Much

2024

Director

8.0
Luther: Never Too Much

Luther: Never Too Much

2024

Executive Producer

8.0
Rebel Nun

Rebel Nun

2024

Executive Producer

Power of the Dream

Power of the Dream

2024

Director

6.5
Power of the Dream

Power of the Dream

2024

Producer

6.5
The Lady Bird Diaries

The Lady Bird Diaries

2023

Director

6.3
The Lady Bird Diaries

The Lady Bird Diaries

2023

Producer

6.3
Aftershock

Aftershock

2022

Executive Producer

7.3
Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net

Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net

2022

Director

7.3
Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net

Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net

2022

Executive Producer

7.3
Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net

Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net

2022

Producer

7.3
Merkel

Merkel

2022

Executive Producer

6.9
Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance

Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance

2021

Director

8.0
Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer

Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer

2021

Director

8.0
Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer

Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer

2021

Producer

8.0
Women Who Make History

Women Who Make History

2021

Director

9.0
Vernon Jordan: Make it Plain

Vernon Jordan: Make it Plain

2020

Director

John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble

2020

Director

4.1
The Way I See It

The Way I See It

2020

Director

7.8
The Way I See It

The Way I See It

2020

Producer

7.8
Voting Matters

Voting Matters

2018

Director

The Racial Politics of Abortion

The Racial Politics of Abortion

2018

Director

Trapped

Trapped

2016

Director

7.0
My Brother’s Keeper

My Brother’s Keeper

2015

Director

Spies of Mississippi

Spies of Mississippi

2014

Director

7.3
Spies of Mississippi

Spies of Mississippi

2014

Producer

7.3
Gideon's Army

Gideon's Army

2013

Director

7.1
Gideon's Army

Gideon's Army

2013

Producer

7.1
Gideon's Army

Gideon's Army

2013

Writer

7.1
Serious Moonlight

Serious Moonlight

2009

Executive Producer

5.0
Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage

Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage

Director

Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage

Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage

Producer

Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage

Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage

Writer